Definitions for babirusaˌbæb əˈru sə, ˌbɑ bə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bab•i•ru•saˌbæb əˈru sə, ˌbɑ bə-(n.)

  1. an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa: the male has lower canine teeth extending upward outside the jaw.

    Category: Mammals

Origin of babirusa:

1690–1700; < Malay, =babi pig +rusa deer

Princeton's WordNet

  1. babirusa, babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa(noun)

    Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

Wiktionary

  1. babirusa(Noun)

    Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.


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